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[RC] Being cold - Winter, Randy or CherylBring cold weather gear to every ride AND carry it on the saddle AND don't loan it out to anyone else because it doesn't seem all that cold yet because as Kat said, it can snow in the middle of the night, or it might drop *well* below freezing even though it was in the high 80s during the day if you're riding up in altitude. Boy is that the truth about weather changes. For those of us at the ROC in the Black Hills of south Dakota ( 93 or 94?) it was snowing on us at the end in the middle of July, and there were a lot of very cold and almost hypothermic riders coming in. Like you, had to be helped into dry clothes stuffed in the front seat of our truck with the heater going( no fancy trailer back then) drank hot liquid until I warmed up. Horse was fine. BTW the horses with good rump rugs seemed to do much better than the horses without. Thank god for a good crew. Cheryl ============================================================ Every horse can be taught to walk faster than you think. It is one of the most important qualities of a good riding horse. Some have it naturally, others need to learn. On the other hand, if you are riding a tired horse, an easy jog is more efficient, covers more groumnd with less effort. (it's the rebound effect of the two beat trot) ~ Dot Wiggins ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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